Mask

62-19-5

From: New Guinea | Eastern Highlands, New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 62-19-5
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Gimi
Provenience New Guinea | Eastern Highlands, New Guinea
Locus Labogai census district | Hegeturu Community
Section Oceanian
Materials Gourd | Skin (uncertain) | Feather | Pigment
Description

Gourd mask worn by certain performers during pig festivals. Decorated with green feathers.

Length 24 cm
Width 16 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard B. Glick, 1962

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